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About Cataracts


You Have Cataracts.
Good News! is  that you can choose the vision you want for the rest of your life! through  cataract surgery.

The facts about cataract surgery:

  • Over 10 million Indians currently have cataracts
  • 90% of people will develop cataracts by age 65
  • Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the world
  • Standard cataract surgery is usually covered by medical insurance, including Medicare

More than 7 million people have Advanced Cataract Surgery each year in the India.

What is a Cataract?

A cataract is a  blurring / diminision of vision due to clouding of the normal clear lens of the eye. It can be compared to a window that is frosted or yellowed, or looking through a foggy or dusty car windshield. Things look blurry, hazy or less colorful,coloured halos with a cataract. The lens inside your eye is subjected to the effects of age just like any other body part – with time, it just doesn’t function like it used to. When we are younger, the human lens is clear and flexible so objects at a variety of distances are easily focused. As time goes by the clear lens gradually, and sometimes rapidly, becomes cloudy, forms a cataract, leading to defective vision.

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What Causes Cataracts?

The most common type of cataract is related to the normal Ageing process of the eye. Other causes of cataracts include family history, medical conditions like diabetes, trauma / Injury or surgical eye injury, medications, long-term unprotected exposure to sunlight, or occupational exposure. 

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